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chronology prepared by Bianca Tredennick (State University of New York College at Oneonta)

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DateAuthor EventsHistorical Events
1822
(to 1823)		 The Liberal
1822
(to 1823)		 House of Commons published Commissioner Bigge's reports
1822, January 17 Robert Peel enters Lord Liverpool's Cabinet as home secretary
1822, June 24 Partial repeal of British Navigation Acts
1822, July 15 Corn Law is amended but never comes into effect
1822, August 12 Lord Castlereagh commits suicide
1822, September 16 George Canning succeeds Castlereagh as Foreign Secretary
1823 British Anti-Slavery Society founded
1823 Waterproof fabric invented by Charles Macintosh
1823, January 31 WilIiam Huskisson enters British Cabinet as President of Board of Trade
1823, May 12 Warehousing of Goods Act
1823, July 04 Robert Peel allows employment of transported convicts in colonies
1823, July 10 Gaols Act
1823, July 18 Further British duties are repealed to modify Navigation Acts
1823, October 01 Royal Manchester Institution established
1824 Robert Owen sets up New Harmony
1824 Combination Acts repealed - Trades Unions permitted
1824, December 31 Canning recognises independence of Buenos Aires, Mexico and Colombia
1825, June 22 Act limiting working hours for children
1825, July 05 Navigation Acts are modified and relaxed
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Citation:
Tredennick, Bianca. "Author Chronology for Wilkie Collins". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 1 September 2007.
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/newlifeline.php?id_author_0=5095, accessed 18 May 2013.]